Highland, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Highland, CA Summary

Crime in Highland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Highland over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Highland:

  • There were 1,173 total crimes committed in Highland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,049.0 total crimes per 100K people in Highland.
  • The overall crime rate in Highland is -11.84% below the national average.
  • Highland ranks #201 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Highland ranks #6,635 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Highland Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Highland is 2,049.0 per 100,000 people. That's -11.84% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.61% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Highland
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,173 2,049.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 6 10.5 5.6 6.3
Robbery 62 108.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 334 583.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 416 726.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 154 269.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 442 772.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 161 281.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 757 1,322.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Highland Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Highland

416
Violent Crimes
726.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
96.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 416 violent crimes in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Highland is 726.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Highland each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 96.50% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 64.39% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Highland

757
Property Crimes
1,322.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 757 property crimes in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Highland is 1,322.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Highland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.18% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Highland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Bernardino, CA 222,623 9,218 4,140.6 2,954.8 1,185.9
Fontana, CA 212,730 3,349 1,574.3 1,287.1 287.2
Redlands, CA 73,554 2,471 3,359.4 3,079.4 280.1
Yucaipa, CA 54,873 904 1,647.4 1,301.2 346.3
Colton, CA 54,597 1,466 2,685.1 2,289.5 395.6
Loma Linda, CA 25,350 625 2,465.5 2,185.4 280.1
Grand Terrace, CA 13,277 340 2,560.8 2,018.5 542.3

Highland SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
5
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